A hunk, a hunk of burning… history!? In this episode of Primary, we take a look at a letter written by Elvis Presley, the King himself! Sure, Elvis has a lot of fans, but what is HE a fan of? It turns out he's a fan of America, possibly Americ
We have a special guest reading the primary source for this episode. Take a guess who it is.Special thanks to chadbwhite at fiverr.com for his incredible reading of Elvis's letter
In this episode of Primary, Erin and Vinnie visit America's favorite cartoon duck in the nightmare of all nightmares, complete with a song you'll be mortified to get stuck in your head. The 1942 Walt Disney short "Der Fuehrer's Face" gives us a
Have you ever wondered why bees are always dying, mirrors lose their shine, and dogs gain terrible superpowers? Well, Pliny the Elder has an idea about that and on this episode of Primary we take a look at his 'Natural History' to learn what th
Your favorite hosts read through the two passages being discussed this episode. Vinnie takes a nice bath while reading about menstruation and Erin imagines going on an adventure to read about elephants.
They said it couldn't be done, but on this episode of Primary we look at a historical figure even better than Dr. Beanes... Sojourner Truth! In her 1851 speech at the Woman's Rights Convention, she shuts down any and all reasons not to support
Two distinctly different versions of the "Ain't I A Woman" speech read by your favorite co-hosts with an introduction by your favorite editor. The first reading is the more accurate version published in 1851 and read here by Vinnie. The second
In this episode of Primary we look into the dark abyss that is Andrew Jackson’s letter to congress with his take on the Indian Removal Act. It turns out, sometimes history is awful, but thankfully we’ve got Alligator and a man with a famous hat
Vinnie reads the contemptible words of our nation's 7th president regarding the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and his feelings on it and on Native Americans in general.
In episode two of Primary we're going all the way back to the War of 1812, examining an event that happened, of course, in the year... 1814? Someone get Francis Scott Key a calendar. Just what would a lawyer and part-time poet be doing at Fort
Welcome to our very first episode of Primary!The Civil War: you've heard OF it, but let's hear from someone who actually lived it. Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens has opinions on infrastructure, presidential term lengths, and, o
Welcome to our very first episode of Primary!The Civil War: you've heard OF it, but let's hear from someone who actually lived it. Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens has opinions on infrastructure, presidential term lengths, and, oh